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But few of us will ever come across a field of football-sized 'ice eggs'. Nature just loves to keep us guessing.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen amateur photographer \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rismatti\/?utm_source=ig_embed\"\u003ERisto Mattila\u003C\/a\u003E went for a Sunday stroll along Marjaniemi beach on Finland's Hailuoto Island recently, that was exactly what he found. Lucky for us, he took some snaps, which quickly spread through social media.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"I was with my wife at Marjaniemi beach. The weather was sunny, about -1 Celsius (30 Fahrenheit) and it was quite a windy day,\"\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-50338447\"\u003EMattila told the BBC\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\n\u003Ci\u003E\"There we found this amazing phenomenon. There was snow and ice eggs along the beach near the water line.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA stretch of roughly 30 metres (about 100 feet) of sand was littered with frozen spheres that ranged from golf ball-sized to the circumference of a football.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4aavFaAmjW\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\"\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4aavFaAmjW\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); border-top: 2px solid transparent; height: 0px; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); width: 0px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\"\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"border-right: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); transform: translateY(16px); width: 0px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; transform: translateY(-4px); width: 16px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"border-left: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); height: 0px; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); width: 0px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cp style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4aavFaAmjW\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EA post shared by Risto Mattila (@rismatti)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E \u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nThe bizarre sight might look like carnage after a serious snowball fight, but it actually has more in common with your garden variety hailstones, because the formation of these 'ice eggs' requires a near-perfect set of meteorological conditions - not too warm, not too cold, not too windy, not too still.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFirst of all, you need relatively calm water. It also has to be just cold enough for ice to form, given the opportunity.\n\nThat opportunity requires something small for that close-to-freezing water to cling to, such as small ice crystals or grit floating in the water.\n\nHail forms when water condenses and freezes onto particles blown up inside storm clouds, for example. As they fall and rise, the stones collect layers of ice, until finally they grow too heavy and drop.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn the case of these ice eggs, it's not the chaotic blast of rising air currents that lead to the slow build-up of ice, but the gentle churn of water, blown by a suitably stiff breeze that helps layers of ice form on the floating ball as it rolls through the freezing currents.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETake a look at these grittier ice rocks being washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan in the US a few years ago to get an idea of how they develop:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iupm6VHKoQU\" title=\"Ice Balls forming along Lake Michigan near Glen Arbor\" width=\"690\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nGiven enough time, the frozen rocks can grow to become virtual boulders. In 2016, similar giant snowballs washed up on a beach in Siberia, some measuring a meter (about 3 feet) across.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIt's not the kind of thing most of us would see while out on a winter walk on our favorite beach or river bank, but Mattila wasn't the only one to appreciate this unusual phenomenon, with local resident Ritva Rundgren capturing this footage below.\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EICE BALLS cover Beach in Finland!!!! 😮😮\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPermission: Ritva Rundgren\u003Cbr \/\u003EHailuoto, Finland - Bothnian Sea\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeatherBug?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WeatherBug\u003C\/a\u003E - Download the weather app today! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F9fe1K8tcd\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/F9fe1K8tcd\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E— Live Storm Chasers (@LiveStormChaser) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveStormChaser\/status\/1192462848456306688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2019\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E \u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\nMeanwhile, another odd assortment of icicle-laden 'eggs' has washed up on the banks of the Wulik River in Alaska.\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EInteresting formation of ice on the banks of the Wulik River near Kivalina. We suspect a combination of strong waves and super cold water created these ice balls. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oIM19Jle2N\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/oIM19Jle2N\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E— NWS APRFC (@NWSAPRFC) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSAPRFC\/status\/1192217842113925120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 6, 2019\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E \u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\nThanks to so many people out there with easy access to cameras, and easy ways to share their discoveries around the world, we all get to experience the awesome moments nature serves up.\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/hundreds-of-rare-ice-eggs-washed-up-on-a-finland-beach-thanks-to-weird-weather\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/9022835442045465142"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/9022835442045465142"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2022\/12\/thousands-of-rare-ice-eggs-found-on.html","title":"Thousands of rare 'ice eggs' found on beach in Finland"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4qN4TElHZgxASIPXywqnmC5NKOt0CIuRAC_vWuhhwC4Qkz7Iu_4CKm7AvCuY2kWaEwpPYBGzVmGgvDWVcrJ849vmfcXMXDs7Y7FlJgSpjdk66Mx7G-jQX-t1inb0NI7YAbe2Y0sMXbWFCMCSLWkLPweQR4JtEwOVPPGX7qvIkAdBYQCisIG_sJPpB\/s72-c\/12972046093138344973.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-3967969785506820219"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-08T13:52:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-13T11:09:09.405-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beautiful Places"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Heartwarming moment polar bear cub appears to wave to photographer in Alaska"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is the adorable moment a pair of polar bear cubs seem to say ‘hi’ to the group of people that were filming them, by waving straight to the camera.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe lovely scene was caught on camera by Laura Keene, a 57-year-old amateur photographer, on Barrier Islands in Alaska.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXICJ04gnN953sLcTTNjfA2AwDlYdKu9q2Gwsa-wBP3pWXJ9Qh_rtDFpaH4In0uSBFDsvhliyhJVpo0_KgGkmSEzYOvl819e_fbq5bLxYX9PFb6VrhdNAjNHK6ms4weiYDmBAOD8WU7iiYo6LWnQaXDgnLAqI4rCt00huANn3agI_6_RaH3zhTvp4o\/s1536\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-11.19.15-1536x978.png\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"978\" data-original-width=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXICJ04gnN953sLcTTNjfA2AwDlYdKu9q2Gwsa-wBP3pWXJ9Qh_rtDFpaH4In0uSBFDsvhliyhJVpo0_KgGkmSEzYOvl819e_fbq5bLxYX9PFb6VrhdNAjNHK6ms4weiYDmBAOD8WU7iiYo6LWnQaXDgnLAqI4rCt00huANn3agI_6_RaH3zhTvp4o\/s600\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-11.19.15-1536x978.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nThough the incredible snap show the one-year-old cubs appearing to wave to the camera, the story behind it explains what really happened.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAs it turned out, the bears – a female and her two cubs – were actually spotted another polar bear family far behind. So the youngsters stood up on their hind legs to better notice what was happening.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFTVAtP8Zs0zPqNEIH49CqLS1ZW9SEDka-dgPRi-vbBvptmWAdnpgHSuavRBESOGP_Sk0neV4JyThbFF1ekDadG8Fcz3ZB27NQycA9AZFZhQB8GlvOWBxmFxeHGMmVbb8p8ixFviTXsb7oa4gyWV4lQudv8b8HH9YyYANVQDLPJsKRyGX0-99pWaJq\/s1458\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-11.19.00.png\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1320\" data-original-width=\"1458\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFTVAtP8Zs0zPqNEIH49CqLS1ZW9SEDka-dgPRi-vbBvptmWAdnpgHSuavRBESOGP_Sk0neV4JyThbFF1ekDadG8Fcz3ZB27NQycA9AZFZhQB8GlvOWBxmFxeHGMmVbb8p8ixFviTXsb7oa4gyWV4lQudv8b8HH9YyYANVQDLPJsKRyGX0-99pWaJq\/s600\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-11.19.00.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Ci\u003E“It was such a surreal moment for me as a photographer when I saw that wave movement, Laura who works as a clinical pharmacist, said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E“Though intellectually I knew it was simply the cub moving to keep his balance as he stood upright, I pressed the shutter desperately hoping that I could capture that scene in focus as our boat rocked and pulled away.”\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe two polar bear families got alerted by a massive male they’ve been spotted sleeping in the area. So the mother became extremely vigilant as the males are extremely aggressive with the cubs.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgdIESSZjZJZ-P-JZPyPaXdKbfN824jFwRFvJvBC_AufXMHnz5Cx3SqO-TfYK1545Zxo2b6HICXkGVjnb3K5DjQv_rujL8_LTvqkHJEbOuvg-8tGqJOVU3bCpGmROJ4PusF8IQaOSPkwiPuSjpvQ3AuZ2hG6O4aOw3f1xFfxO2EH0WgCMh33FoR4xqf\/s1440\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-11.19.26.webp\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1308\" data-original-width=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgdIESSZjZJZ-P-JZPyPaXdKbfN824jFwRFvJvBC_AufXMHnz5Cx3SqO-TfYK1545Zxo2b6HICXkGVjnb3K5DjQv_rujL8_LTvqkHJEbOuvg-8tGqJOVU3bCpGmROJ4PusF8IQaOSPkwiPuSjpvQ3AuZ2hG6O4aOw3f1xFfxO2EH0WgCMh33FoR4xqf\/s600\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-11.19.26.webp\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Ci\u003E“That day, our bear guide Ketil Reitan scanned the islands and noticed two families of bears, each with a mum and two cubs,”\u003C\/i\u003E Laura explained.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E“From a distance he could see unusual behaviour, the mother bears were occasionally standing.\n\n“He navigated the boat to the area and when we arrived he saw the reason – there was a huge male polar bear sleeping nearby.”\u003C\/i\u003E\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.majesticanimals.net\/polar-bear-says-hi-to-photographer?fbclid=IwAR1JFdySfKTMfBPjKiIc6mYMvu3kEk0DbgWpP1hxnY6Vt-NWR0IBjT-pRd8\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/3967969785506820219"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/3967969785506820219"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2022\/12\/heartwarming-moment-polar-bear-cub.html","title":"Heartwarming moment polar bear cub appears to wave to photographer in Alaska"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXICJ04gnN953sLcTTNjfA2AwDlYdKu9q2Gwsa-wBP3pWXJ9Qh_rtDFpaH4In0uSBFDsvhliyhJVpo0_KgGkmSEzYOvl819e_fbq5bLxYX9PFb6VrhdNAjNHK6ms4weiYDmBAOD8WU7iiYo6LWnQaXDgnLAqI4rCt00huANn3agI_6_RaH3zhTvp4o\/s72-c\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-11.19.15-1536x978.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-1112847779819048419"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-21T05:04:00.004-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-21T10:33:36.960-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beautiful Places"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mother Nature"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Strange"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Amazing Baobab tree in Madagascar"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"261\" data-original-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgmbUUZrndQ_Okb6-KnT6RDJpveboMykTX63MzWyQQizxKl4YUP4LueL1helAUeL9EwwZgNcskvCIjPUqjI6YLzl-fGq1Z74t1vtNtB1qHnCB5ANex07y3OMFieaftv6dKcnw0VBPSNgEx0vqO7nPIaVLjWNBMH3kxy4d_rJ5arb0CNpuEmq9T_Der1\/s600\/2527151550868556133.jpg\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E“The Reniala reserve” is a private protected area in the South of Madagascar located at the exit of Mangily village, 27 kilometers from Tulear .\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EReniala is a malagasy name of baobab, “reny” means mother and “ala” means forest so baobab is called Reniala or mother of the forest due to its height and shape bigger than other trees surrounding her in the forest.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgt6-PdCMjVFnLXdlORz0apgQjiJ60S9m0GAsqO342HatPMkUlKchlGAPq9Mr1bNeGnYpbH3boINjcqEdHu_2jd4i5BKcQzNSDpfuUE3__Wk1g4-Ol2vaagl_4lX2t96gAacutXLG4YOqn6qQ7X2BONqyakXG3yxGDfCRKJi_tlaAZMU8WmmH2whO_Q\/s640\/5b47b7a6e887306ae5f8a2651cddaa7a9cd99e67e034b99c6ad5277a92f4460c.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"640\" data-original-width=\"425\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgt6-PdCMjVFnLXdlORz0apgQjiJ60S9m0GAsqO342HatPMkUlKchlGAPq9Mr1bNeGnYpbH3boINjcqEdHu_2jd4i5BKcQzNSDpfuUE3__Wk1g4-Ol2vaagl_4lX2t96gAacutXLG4YOqn6qQ7X2BONqyakXG3yxGDfCRKJi_tlaAZMU8WmmH2whO_Q\/s600\/5b47b7a6e887306ae5f8a2651cddaa7a9cd99e67e034b99c6ad5277a92f4460c.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nThis reserve is held by an association called Reniala that gives the name of the area like their association.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENot only the association’name makes the reserve called Reniala but the place is known as home of many species of baobabs within just 60 ha .\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgLg0O_hIxiDWpaiEg_DwSktbKNogzuG0BPrKUgONjEokOvDkO_LX-RZAPm9U5GX5XNbI63eZT1kFMpfaWuwAPOqxjm5pFT_N--SaXT9XwuuVUs2hOFqfywBaWpRL4T-1IQJv8zXoyZM_wqLNLKbQK2EShaLRa5R5URCeWObB5FiyzyOYae7f47GAU9\/s1000\/ba88bf2070fda0ed6a35cd86377efb0ecd1724ab9bd0237d1061059c0fd9820c.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"667\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgLg0O_hIxiDWpaiEg_DwSktbKNogzuG0BPrKUgONjEokOvDkO_LX-RZAPm9U5GX5XNbI63eZT1kFMpfaWuwAPOqxjm5pFT_N--SaXT9XwuuVUs2hOFqfywBaWpRL4T-1IQJv8zXoyZM_wqLNLKbQK2EShaLRa5R5URCeWObB5FiyzyOYae7f47GAU9\/s600\/ba88bf2070fda0ed6a35cd86377efb0ecd1724ab9bd0237d1061059c0fd9820c.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nFrom Tulear to the reserve, you’ll cross some Mahafaly(one of Malagasy ethnics) typical villages where you’ll see houses that are quite similar to each other build with dry bulrush.( a tall reed-like water plant with tall leaves)\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8o6sKdhEEso7OmOnglj0mXb3Ckegm8oSdaw6X6EnzZ_CG3j6Lpyfu_VpIF0ZvK47qQOENVqVva3yQ6f-3LAwg0JrM4-iPce82fr14QQvq1zV265BcgzhIkbf9JMi4zAYnkgzmo9VUJAl7AGhAoLAzfSOgynGe_v97kCNhR3ks7zP5eb4ptrvsrw3T\/s1280\/cc2fe9c5a63241de6eb2dc853807bd6ac1c9f5169e4c1dd6c48958347aa4932d.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8o6sKdhEEso7OmOnglj0mXb3Ckegm8oSdaw6X6EnzZ_CG3j6Lpyfu_VpIF0ZvK47qQOENVqVva3yQ6f-3LAwg0JrM4-iPce82fr14QQvq1zV265BcgzhIkbf9JMi4zAYnkgzmo9VUJAl7AGhAoLAzfSOgynGe_v97kCNhR3ks7zP5eb4ptrvsrw3T\/s600\/cc2fe9c5a63241de6eb2dc853807bd6ac1c9f5169e4c1dd6c48958347aa4932d.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nArrived at the reserve you’ll have opportunities to learn more about the Baobab and other endemic vegetal species in the dry area of the South.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENotice that Baobabs tree grows 1 millimeter per month so imagine how old are those big trees in front of us. If you are lucky enough you might taste its delicious fruit that falls in every December.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgOavD8YLXTRSvU6sZn9FL-Av6KfL_jApg8lgCuDtk8DwvmY8Kyo37OjPRkg22qjzQiT44Gg3jIPmEtkA0pUBOaJ7H5shCCL4NlkZ51ooa7Fhcu303yUuUlgr-HmbXr7ZGp2k-LfAbhNtvSAob570jYQdf1-2Q_EfprnrkVwtAW0AGY_lOGUstlJO1N\/s900\/3617e038379f0c673d49bae9f9c7a174460883acef10fe8a5cd3644af4203fd5.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgOavD8YLXTRSvU6sZn9FL-Av6KfL_jApg8lgCuDtk8DwvmY8Kyo37OjPRkg22qjzQiT44Gg3jIPmEtkA0pUBOaJ7H5shCCL4NlkZ51ooa7Fhcu303yUuUlgr-HmbXr7ZGp2k-LfAbhNtvSAob570jYQdf1-2Q_EfprnrkVwtAW0AGY_lOGUstlJO1N\/s600\/3617e038379f0c673d49bae9f9c7a174460883acef10fe8a5cd3644af4203fd5.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nThen learn about those four different species of trees that local use to build their boats and also the “Music tree” or the yellow flamboyant that is served to fabricate musical instrument like maracas, djember or mandolin.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjl5r01Pel58EhN8WKo_rZstZ14Njh-3YmNQOvailL2dCucttj8iRVEIhOMofdvyyHBP5p0H5sMCD6Mh3wlDrPjuPFu2TbNnFG9NNblxdLbz27v5Rdo-0QgWOleNYG8_4HWEP2PXcgUfYgUCz6h8uZMmAF5DkrL1dX1k2-n12cyuWOe8qTCGFjEnwxe\/s1280\/c2d58454125cd0e4fe271d1a8b20dfcfa31e812dcea848222d97b37b34b2d9a7.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"853\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjl5r01Pel58EhN8WKo_rZstZ14Njh-3YmNQOvailL2dCucttj8iRVEIhOMofdvyyHBP5p0H5sMCD6Mh3wlDrPjuPFu2TbNnFG9NNblxdLbz27v5Rdo-0QgWOleNYG8_4HWEP2PXcgUfYgUCz6h8uZMmAF5DkrL1dX1k2-n12cyuWOe8qTCGFjEnwxe\/s600\/c2d58454125cd0e4fe271d1a8b20dfcfa31e812dcea848222d97b37b34b2d9a7.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nBut the highlights of the day is to be in front of the biggest baobab of Ifaty Mangily area inside the reserve that looks like a coffee pot.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis biggest baobab has over 1200 years with her 7 meters of height and 12 meters of circumference. It belongs to the species of “Adansonia robrostipa” called also “Baobab FONY”. This baobab bears leaves from November to April and flowering between February and April although sometimes as late as June.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe flowers are large, showy and sweet-smelling, and open just before or soon after dusk, producing copious amounts of nectar but remaining reproductively receptive for just one night.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWqUItwwXYaDMvfqSG9e_KuHKGKKx0dfZX3mRxO4WbBO7fVSEoLTNoM1cc9vMOoAB1pfbKeQ2_r3qmmB4prgT7GzQWe1ECKd0WgeL58GoO71dMKCVJovrbqZhL8bsvHu9I92Bsp52nMDAW8_KMcLnNG3TZs0rzOzgZnbB2iDGjxo2XPIBPrNimX96O\/s960\/6cc6e6956c4442fc94c2a4a4b4267ba9314fdbe6193876300573353b7e5d0f2d.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWqUItwwXYaDMvfqSG9e_KuHKGKKx0dfZX3mRxO4WbBO7fVSEoLTNoM1cc9vMOoAB1pfbKeQ2_r3qmmB4prgT7GzQWe1ECKd0WgeL58GoO71dMKCVJovrbqZhL8bsvHu9I92Bsp52nMDAW8_KMcLnNG3TZs0rzOzgZnbB2iDGjxo2XPIBPrNimX96O\/s600\/6cc6e6956c4442fc94c2a4a4b4267ba9314fdbe6193876300573353b7e5d0f2d.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nReniala reserve presents an exceptional faunistic richness that live inside the deciduous forest.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDuring your visit you’ll meet many endemic birds including Uratelornis and Monias, lemurs, reptiles, lizards that has the head of dinosaur and caiman’tail, and also turtles.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjbDeQWazGakNsb_FHfL-JKkzFNh48qqyu4oYeuMDfQMBseEj2AC3qkjX5rqeZwiOHlH8-BkY7-QrE9yi3bkCJovy_yfGFCcBfSjP1QXibELN-Qy36cK9JlyRPPjCgJBAnEOdpUibGr-c_RfyTcLaO2WYeYdAq_nI3sYxojbwbp-DTSHInZJdzt_-ic\/s2560\/ea2dd0fd3e0052cd73e0f34a5c4f576cd4aab5d7844cdf8625a0ef15ba18ebdb.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2560\" data-original-width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjbDeQWazGakNsb_FHfL-JKkzFNh48qqyu4oYeuMDfQMBseEj2AC3qkjX5rqeZwiOHlH8-BkY7-QrE9yi3bkCJovy_yfGFCcBfSjP1QXibELN-Qy36cK9JlyRPPjCgJBAnEOdpUibGr-c_RfyTcLaO2WYeYdAq_nI3sYxojbwbp-DTSHInZJdzt_-ic\/s600\/ea2dd0fd3e0052cd73e0f34a5c4f576cd4aab5d7844cdf8625a0ef15ba18ebdb.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nOn your way back, you’ll meet the herders with their livestock of goats that cross the road through the sunset of the South that will be a real unforgettable painting tables on your mind.\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fancy4talk.com\/amazing-baobab-tree-in-madagascar-marie\/\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/1112847779819048419"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/1112847779819048419"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2022\/11\/amazing-baobab-tree-in-madagascar.html","title":"Amazing Baobab tree in Madagascar"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgmbUUZrndQ_Okb6-KnT6RDJpveboMykTX63MzWyQQizxKl4YUP4LueL1helAUeL9EwwZgNcskvCIjPUqjI6YLzl-fGq1Z74t1vtNtB1qHnCB5ANex07y3OMFieaftv6dKcnw0VBPSNgEx0vqO7nPIaVLjWNBMH3kxy4d_rJ5arb0CNpuEmq9T_Der1\/s72-c\/2527151550868556133.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-4840333665037323698"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-13T09:28:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-14T13:48:41.907-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beautiful Places"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mother Nature"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Strange"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kummakivi is a 5,00000 kg rock in Finland that has been balancing on top of another rock for 11,000 years."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"In this little Finnish village called Ruokolahti, by the greatest lake of the country lies one of the most spectacular remains of the last ice age.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYes, yes we have all seen the ridges and kettle holes but this is quite something you would not expect.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjqoBKzLTJt_wAiqB0N281EvT-m1i41-2a5fY4-sX0dv6ZT6i6EvJbUXpvrAUC31IcDvcmxSXoLpbDBB8Qx30h-Lypzd-ASASogfw_RCHUrpqQoCIo5Ert4LfcgPnoJwFHmwSBtte02vw5ZF_n1vLT9FPAlpmTQqucXowP1uwCzJ5BQ02ui3ADRzcFz\/s1024\/kummakivi-4.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"732\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjqoBKzLTJt_wAiqB0N281EvT-m1i41-2a5fY4-sX0dv6ZT6i6EvJbUXpvrAUC31IcDvcmxSXoLpbDBB8Qx30h-Lypzd-ASASogfw_RCHUrpqQoCIo5Ert4LfcgPnoJwFHmwSBtte02vw5ZF_n1vLT9FPAlpmTQqucXowP1uwCzJ5BQ02ui3ADRzcFz\/s600\/kummakivi-4.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nThere is about a kilometer long walk from the nearest point where you can leave your car. We walk through some wet areas so rubber boots or something waterproof for you feet is recommended.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter crossing a clumsy looking bridge made out some branches the path finally takes some higher ground and your feet will be safe or dry at least.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjiGvEKas2fTdMdLfzxCbIT6DLyxESvKb9KZqOQGWY6u1MlcF_yDrwHNUnhHRiW6cMpzrwMhcHb5w4HkVSsmciqtH6cLH7eKW2b9nBjMPp0O6sQMtta8IwZUZV3yqEIBV7ZXbabYZpVI-0GF65MMnC1iYMONkkWN1A_R3KfhG9wqeuq0qAGeVWsFu6-\/s1024\/kummakivi-5.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"683\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjiGvEKas2fTdMdLfzxCbIT6DLyxESvKb9KZqOQGWY6u1MlcF_yDrwHNUnhHRiW6cMpzrwMhcHb5w4HkVSsmciqtH6cLH7eKW2b9nBjMPp0O6sQMtta8IwZUZV3yqEIBV7ZXbabYZpVI-0GF65MMnC1iYMONkkWN1A_R3KfhG9wqeuq0qAGeVWsFu6-\/s600\/kummakivi-5.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nWe are arriving into a regular looking forest with absolutely no hints of anything special. After a while of walking it hits us by a surprise even though we had already seen the pictures beforehand.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAnd there it is, a massive rock standing on its own pedestal. It is not even that common to come across to a rock this size not to talk about it balancing on another rock.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIt seems that you’ll be able to flip it over anytime, but not even 10 000 years have done it.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEia51kIpEsRVIcfq0klgS9IZuU5savYoXUgDA0XVN8FgFUidDbRMyba0h4sF7Zu79KcFcW1HuyPiYw2PtkNTn4qhK38HAA4KBNpD1tXDPzIbCoao6sTxG34gQhOrGDbYF7SsvcrGkDJPjadeQvvlAeGPAyeQRn633V80NIdeJTWTJY4shLUVRkFzrfM\/s1024\/kummakivi-3.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"683\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEia51kIpEsRVIcfq0klgS9IZuU5savYoXUgDA0XVN8FgFUidDbRMyba0h4sF7Zu79KcFcW1HuyPiYw2PtkNTn4qhK38HAA4KBNpD1tXDPzIbCoao6sTxG34gQhOrGDbYF7SsvcrGkDJPjadeQvvlAeGPAyeQRn633V80NIdeJTWTJY4shLUVRkFzrfM\/s600\/kummakivi-3.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\nAnother interesting thing is that the rock beneath the other one is almost perfectly smoothened out. It looks like something you would expect to see by the sea or somewhere in the middle of great rapids, but here in the middle of the forest it just looks like it doesnt belong in here.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI’m pretty confident this is something quite unique even in larger scale. It is something you won’t come across in any other place in Finland and I doubt to find something like this anywhere.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis such a peculiar rock, and that’s exactly what it’s called here in Finland: Kummakivi.\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/finlandnaturally.com\/mustsee\/a-rock-like-no-other\/\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/4840333665037323698"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/4840333665037323698"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2022\/11\/kummakivi-is-500000-kg-rock-in-finland.html","title":"Kummakivi is a 5,00000 kg rock in Finland that has been balancing on top of another rock for 11,000 years."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjqoBKzLTJt_wAiqB0N281EvT-m1i41-2a5fY4-sX0dv6ZT6i6EvJbUXpvrAUC31IcDvcmxSXoLpbDBB8Qx30h-Lypzd-ASASogfw_RCHUrpqQoCIo5Ert4LfcgPnoJwFHmwSBtte02vw5ZF_n1vLT9FPAlpmTQqucXowP1uwCzJ5BQ02ui3ADRzcFz\/s72-c\/kummakivi-4.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-5802712677285489688"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-13T10:17:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-19T14:09:29.932-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beautiful Places"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Funny"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baby seal accidentally scares a polar bear cub in cutest wildlife footage"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"629\" data-original-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiuZCnqInbCRM3cOGiciZcYIStMVeP62ejMU9VYZgUHPG-sjz5wQ2nA68v8vx7xr3RyNhQuyiA9woJxcY0nU40dBAJ8ZV8OMGgC5sHG9xEPaOjslPeNCIY79MmVZKSf4uFIyeY9e96mFEgG4Wk2ECvB_mCgBLRjx-EJNACi_y5nr2iHWtPjcUmn8SjR\/s600\/seal-scares-polar-bea-cub.jpg\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"600\" \/\u003EThe pic looks like the seal popped up and made the baby polar bear laugh! It’s so cute!\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESuch innocents lives. Nature is amazing and beautiful.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg9i42IXImn71aEupvdwIkc3O0e3pASZGMRpNdfj8toQyBK_jcwCFKwlzX1WDlDplpWkLJNGXUNM-xLJykwXnSx786oS4NDZzGPshEAH1Amvbus0Lli38pLZ6oTemG1aeyd4WWWyfvgGk7XL5h0NlnjvfhC3CdZkpzBLddWP-1rbIgniyx5fHwV9rqR\/s615\/3-2-2.jpeg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"349\" data-original-width=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg9i42IXImn71aEupvdwIkc3O0e3pASZGMRpNdfj8toQyBK_jcwCFKwlzX1WDlDplpWkLJNGXUNM-xLJykwXnSx786oS4NDZzGPshEAH1Amvbus0Lli38pLZ6oTemG1aeyd4WWWyfvgGk7XL5h0NlnjvfhC3CdZkpzBLddWP-1rbIgniyx5fHwV9rqR\/s600\/3-2-2.jpeg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n(A BBC filming team) Following a polar bear mother and her two tiny cubs, in their epic journey from the the Svalbard islands to the North Pole, the team witnessed an unexpectedly comical moment\n\nSoon as they reached the endless glacier, the hungry mother started to chase seals – polar bears main food source – hoping her two cubs will also develop their [hunting] skills.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBut the mother bear’s expectations are soon [ruined] as one of the cubs epically [fails] on her first lesson.\n\nInspired by the fearless mother, the cub seems more determined than ever to catch her own dinner, but only to fell on her back with fear, when a baby seal found its way through the ice just in front of the bear. And clearly, the little one didn’t expect to this…!\n\nTypical boy!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPlaying around and then…\n\nThank you bbc for the cute footage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGlad there’s a video cutest thing ever!\nBaby bears are so cute but so are baby seals.\n\nBeautiful how all kinds of babies can get along. The innocence of childhood…no matter what species.\n\nMaybe in years to come when bear is hunting he might remember seal and give him a day off lol.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis is one of the cutest things ever seen…! Absolutely precious!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;Watch the lovely moment here:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HmnKbBmYii8\" title=\"Polar bear cub is surprised by a seal - Snow Bears: Preview - BBC One\" width=\"728\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.veterinarydaily.com\/2022\/07\/baby-seal-accidentally-scares-polar.html?fbclid=IwAR1z0UJfeu5FaLg8m3cXXq8dYe3fEhMgVenReUQeWBmJKwapNisAFVCqS8w\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/5802712677285489688"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/5802712677285489688"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2022\/10\/baby-seal-accidentally-scares-polar.html","title":"Baby seal accidentally scares a polar bear cub in cutest wildlife footage"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiuZCnqInbCRM3cOGiciZcYIStMVeP62ejMU9VYZgUHPG-sjz5wQ2nA68v8vx7xr3RyNhQuyiA9woJxcY0nU40dBAJ8ZV8OMGgC5sHG9xEPaOjslPeNCIY79MmVZKSf4uFIyeY9e96mFEgG4Wk2ECvB_mCgBLRjx-EJNACi_y5nr2iHWtPjcUmn8SjR\/s72-c\/seal-scares-polar-bea-cub.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});